Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

GM9♭5G Major 9th Flat 5th

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Formula 5 · 7 · ♭2 · ♭5 · 6  ·  Notes D · F♯ · G♯ · C♯ · E

How to play it

GM9♭5 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

G Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 6 0 4 7) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)
Read it as tab

GM9♭5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

G Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 6 0 4 7) in Open G (gDGBD)
Sound

How GM9♭5 sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · G♯ · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · ♭2 · ♭5 · 6
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